Legal Opinion
Office of Lawyer Regulation v. John Hotvedt
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided November 18, 2016No. 2016AP000048-DPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1.
2Per curiam
We review a report and recommendation of Referee Richard C. Ninneman approv ing a stipulation filed by the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney John E. Hotvedt. In the stipulation, Attorney Hotvedt stipulated to the facts underlying the five counts of misconduct alleged in the OLR's amended complaint and joined the OLR in jointly recommending an 18-month suspension of Attorney Hotvedt's Wisconsin law license. The referee agreed that an 18-month suspension was appropriate.
¶ 2. Upon careful review of this matter, we uphold the referee's findings of fact and conclusions of law and…
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